I haven't seen anything about exactly what is wrong with him. Curious.

As for other things, I bet Federer is on his knees praying that the USO will miraculously build a roof especially for him! The fact that the bulk of his titles were played & won in open air conditions & that Wimbledon 2012 is the only one of his 17 slams won under the roof clearly supports the theory that he needs a roof in order to win anything!

Nonsense aside, As others have pointed out, Nadal's absence thus far would have minimised his chances for the USO title & in this regard, the likelihood of Federer or Djokovic or Murray winning it remains the same. This announcement simply confirms that likelihood.

It is nevertheless always sad to note that one of the top players is out due to injury, and I hope Nadal will be back playing again very soon.

herc - as long as D-Pot doesn't have to play Fed he's ok. His mental block there is just too big.

It's Fed's game, he gives DelPo no rhythm like no one else.Fed tried to outhit DelPo and it cost him a slam, stubbornness will do that.

Yeah I thought the same, but the olympics was different. Delpotro played really well and Federers variety was less effective in that match. Now, did Delpo make some adjustments to fed game, was fed off a bit? I am not sure. But it will be interesting to see what happens when they play again.

herc - as long as D-Pot doesn't have to play Fed he's ok. His mental block there is just too big.

It's Fed's game, he gives DelPo no rhythm like no one else.Fed tried to outhit DelPo and it cost him a slam, stubbornness will do that.

Yeah I thought the same, but the olympics was different. Delpotro played really well and Federers variety was less effective in that match. Now, did Delpo make some adjustments to fed game, was fed off a bit? I am not sure. But it will be interesting to see what happens when they play again.

That was a good match, I saw some good things from DelPo that I haven't seen for awhile.

........looks like the field is on the move. pretty much everybody is improving except for the clay warrior who is going backwards.......

Sorry about your man having to sit it out for now. Hopefully he'll recover soon & get back to his tennis with more enthusiasm than ever. Injury is never fun, but to a sportsman in his prime, it seems particularly cruel. What a pity.

........looks like the field is on the move. pretty much everybody is improving except for the clay warrior who is going backwards.......

Sorry about your man having to sit it out for now. Hopefully he'll recover soon & get back to his tennis with more enthusiasm than ever. Injury is never fun, but to a sportsman in his prime, it seems particularly cruel. What a pity.

i hear ya mate.

no worries. he has to learn the hard way evidently. i said this was going to happen 5 years ago.